Hubstaff review

Hubstaff ranks third and is the cheapest way to start on this list. Starter costs $4.99 per seat a month billed annually, with a 2 seat minimum, and covers basic time tracking and productivity tools for small teams. Grow at $7.50 adds advanced reporting and one integration, Team at $10 adds payments, scheduling and unlimited integrations, and Enterprise at $25 adds custom setup and dedicated support. Across the product, Hubstaff tracks activity levels, idle time, app and URL usage and AI tool use, with screenshots attached to tracked time if you turn them on. GPS job sites clock field staff in and out, and Hubstaff includes automated payments, which is why it suits agencies and contractor-heavy teams. It is a time tracker first, so the productivity analytics are lighter than ActivTrak or Insightful, and several features sit on higher tiers or add-ons.

Who it is for

Remote teams and agencies that pay by the hour and want time tracking, monitoring and payroll in one tool.

Price

Starter from $4.99 per seat per month billed annually, 2 seat minimum; Grow $7.50 and Team $10.

Starter $ 4 99 / seat / mo 2 seat minimum.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Employee activity levels and idle time tracking
• Time tracking with optional screenshots for context
• App and URL usage and AI usage monitoring
• GPS job sites that clock teams in and out automatically
• Attendance, shift and time-off tracking with automated payments

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Lowest published paid seat price on this list
• Strength: 14-day free trial with no credit card and a 30-day money-back guarantee
• Strength: Trackers for Mac, Windows, Linux, Chrome, Android and iOS
• Weakness: No permanent free plan
• Weakness: 2 seat minimum on every plan
• Weakness: Starter covers basic tracking; reporting and integrations need Grow or Team

Key facts

• Plans: Starter, Grow, Team and Enterprise
• Free trial: 14 days, no credit card
• Refunds: 30-day money-back guarantee, excluding the trial
• Users: 140k global users, per Hubstaff

Where it ranks

Hubstaff is No. 3 in our Best Employee Monitoring Software verdict.